sourcetypes.conf

The following are the spec and example files for sourcetypes.conf.

sourcetypes.conf.spec

# Version 6.1.13
#
# NOTE: sourcetypes.conf is a machine-generated file that stores the document models used by the
# file classifier for creating source types.
# Generally, you should not edit sourcetypes.conf, as most attributes are machine generated.
# However, there are two attributes which you can change.
#
# There is a sourcetypes.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/default/ To set custom
# configurations, place a sourcetypes..conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/.
# For examples, see sourcetypes.conf.example. You must restart Splunk to enable configurations.
#
# To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see the documentation
# located at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles

GLOBAL SETTINGS

# Use the [default] stanza to define any global settings.
# * You can also define global settings outside of any stanza, at the top of the file.
# * Each conf file should have at most one default stanza. If there are multiple default
# stanzas, attributes are combined. In the case of multiple definitions of the same
# attribute, the last definition in the file wins.
# * If an attribute is defined at both the global level and in a specific stanza, the
# value in the specific stanza takes precedence.
_sourcetype = <value>
* Specifies the sourcetype for the model.
* Change this to change the model's sourcetype.
* Future sources that match the model will receive a sourcetype of this new name.
_source = <value>
* Specifies the source (filename) for the model.

sourcetypes.conf.example

# Version 6.1.13
#
# This file contains an example sourcetypes.conf. Use this file to configure sourcetype models.
#
# NOTE: sourcetypes.conf is a machine-generated file that stores the document models used by the
# file classifier for creating source types.
#
# Generally, you should not edit sourcetypes.conf, as most attributes are machine generated.
# However, there are two attributes which you can change.
#
# To use one or more of these configurations, copy the configuration block into
# sourcetypes.conf in $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/system/local/. You must restart Splunk to enable configurations.
#
# To learn more about configuration files (including precedence) please see the documentation
# located at http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Admin/Aboutconfigurationfiles
#
# This is an example of a machine-generated sourcetype models for a fictitious sourcetype cadcamlog.
#
[/Users/bob/logs/bnf.x5_Thu_Dec_13_15:59:06_2007_171714722]
_source = /Users/bob/logs/bnf.x5
_sourcetype = cadcamlog
L----------- = 0.096899
L-t<_EQ> = 0.016473

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